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ERIC ALAN KUENEMAN, Ph.D.

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PROFILE

Dr. Eric A. Kueneman was born on the 11th of April in 1948, in the state of Idaho, USA. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Idaho in 1971 and his Ph.D. in plant breeding from Cornell University in 1978. He has lived outside of the USA: 2 years in Haiti; 2 years in Colombia; 6 years in Nigeria; 2 years in Brazil; and 21 years in Rome, Italy working for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. He retired from his appointment as Deputy Director of the FAO Crop Production and Protection Division in April 2010. He lives in West Sacramento, California, USA with a Visiting Scientist affiliation with the Plant and Environmental Science Department of the University of California, Davis. Dr. Kueneman is currently an independent global consultant/advisor, primarily providing agricultural evaluation, strategic planning and project formulation services, with respect to sustainable agricultural intensification, rural development, food safety and plant genetic resources. He is also a member of the International Advisory Board for the USAID-funded Horticulture Innovation Laboratory, involving about 10 US universities and thousands of partners and stakeholders. http://horticulture.ucdavis.edu/main/IABhome.html Recent consultancies include projects for: The International Programs Office of University of California, Davis

(White Paper on Water-smart Agriculture in Developing Countries), The Australian Center for International Agriculture Research (ACIAR), The Consultative Group for International Agriculture Research (CGIAR), International Center for Maize and Wheat Research (CIMMYT), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), The Clinton Foundation, The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) of the (CGIAR), Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) of the CGIAR, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), Cornell University and the California Conservation Agriculture Systems Innovation Center (CASI). See section on Professional History for details. His extensive record includes crop production research as a plant breeder and agronomist, both with the Consultative Group of International Agriculture Research Centers (CGIAR) and with the private sector, followed by 21 years of programme management for the Agriculture Department at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. For the FAO Crop Production and Protection Division, he provided vision, strategic direction, management, technical knowledge and support concerning crop production and protection, at both Headquarters and the Field. Leading multidisciplinary teams at the FAO, he worked closely with both national and international partners, including civil society and the private sector. Dr. Kueneman is highly experienced in project/programme formulation, implementation and evaluation. He has been an active fundraiser for FAO and an effective FAO emissary in negotiations with ministerial policy makers, as well as with donors in relation to agricultural sustainable development. He has expanded involvement in ‘institutional innovations’ especially in relation to scaling of adoption of sustainable technologies. He has wide global network contacts with individuals and institutions (public, civil society and PROFESSIONAL POSITION (retired April 2010)

Deputy Division Director

Crop Production and Protection Division

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations CURRENTLY CONSULTING

Kueneman Consultancy, Director

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private sector), especially regarding sustainable intensified production of food, feed, fiber and agro-fuel crops for food security, livelihoods, economic development and ecosystem services. EDUCATION

• Cornell University, Ithaca, New York USA – Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Genetics with minors in Crop Physiology and in International Agriculture, 1974-1978

• Centro International de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) Cali, Colombia. – Internship Training Program in Bean Breeding. 1973-1974

• University of Idaho, B.S. in Botany, 1966-1967 and 1970 – 1971

• College of Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho, 1968 -1969

CORE-COMPETENCIES

Strategic thinking, ability to manage many important projects simultaneously, ability to work effectively with multi-cultural teams, good relationship management skills, program evaluation experience, good communication and negotiation skills as well as good leadership judgement SPECIFIC SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

• Technical knowledge on crop production, protection and plant genetic resource development

(conservation, breeding, and seed systems) as well as issues and policies for scaling of adoption of innovation in agriculture and food systems.

• Communication and negotiation skills in multicultural environments

• Management experience (leadership), strategic planning, budgeting and monitoring in the Agriculture Department and the Plant Production and Production Division of FAO at Headquarters in Rome and with multidisciplinary teams in research, development and extension activities. Experience in advisory support to high-level managers, directly and through board memberships.

• Experience in organizing and participating in international technical conferences, congresses, task forces, special committees, workshops, symposiums, consultations

• Experience in undertaking national, regional and global sub-sector reviews on agriculture production, agriculture research, seed, plant breeding, and rural development, institutional innovations, often linked to strategic action plans, project document formulation, and ultimately to implementation

• Experienced in fundraising and programme/project formulation, implementation and program evaluation

• Experience in liaison with government ministries, international and national research institutes, UN agencies, The European Commission, The World Bank and other international development banks

• Extensive practical experience in integrated agricultural development projects focused on national capacity building, institutional strengthening and poverty alleviation

• Experienced in community development strategies for innovation in agricultural systems and enabling policies for sustainable economic growth, including institutional innovations for scaling-up technology adoption

• Experience in guiding graduate students in agronomy and plant breeding topics (MS and PhD levels)

• Languages: English as native language; Portuguese - understand, speak and read; Spanish - understand, speak and read; French - understand and read; Italian - understand and read MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS

Below are some examples of achievements that were accomplished directly by or with strong influence: 1. Preparation of “white paper” study on Concepts and Planning Tools for Tuning Development Toward Broadening Adoption of Conservation Agriculture-based Innovations in the Eastern Gangetic Plains for the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). (2017) 2. Support to CIMMYT in preparation of ACIAR-funded program (Informing Policies for Removing Barriers to Scaling Conservation Agriculture-based Sustainable Intensification in the Eastern Gangetic Plains). 2016-2017

3. Preparation of ‘white paper’ on strategies to enhance water-smart agriculture in developing countries for the International Programs Office of University of California, Davis. (2017) 4. Provided leadership and technical expertise in the review of the CGIAR’s Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia Program on behalf of USAID and the BMGF covering research and development lead by CIMMYT and IRRI in three states in Eastern India, Nepal and Bangladesh. The review was followed by the evaluation of the CGIAR’s cooperative program on the Humid-Tropics, including Asia

(Mekong), East and West Africa and Central America. In same year provided the wrap-up plenary address for the World Congress on Integrated Crop-Livestock-Forest Systems, held in Brasilia, with about 1000 participants. (July 2015)

5. As a consultant enabled IITA and the BMGF to develop a strategy and a funded project on weed control in smallholder cassava based production systems for West Africa. In this context scientific workshops were organized at the margins of the World Cassava Research Congress in Entebbe Uganda and again at IITA, Ibadan Nigeria. (2014)

6. Leadership role as the Deputy Division Director of the Crop Production and Protection Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Main responsibilities on crop production agronomy, plant breeding, and seed systems development, globally. The program covered: Field Crops, Horticulture Crops, Range and Pasture Crops and Industrial Crops. See site: http://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/en/.

7. Provided conceptual framework, leadership and guidance for the creation of the Global Partnership for Plant Breeding Capacity Building (GIPB) to ensure enhanced sustainable use of plant genetic resources in developing countries to meet needs for food security and responses to climate change. The Gates Foundation, the Norwegian Development Programme and the FAO funded the initiative, which included the first-ever survey of national capacities in plant breeding. See site: http://www.fao.org/in-action/plant-breeding/en/.

8. Created the first electronic newsletter for plant breeders: Plant Breeding News with over 1500 subscribers and over 220 issues. See site:

http://www.fao.org/ag/agp/AGPC/doc/services/pbn.html. 9. Facilitated the sharing of knowledge on crops and their adaptation through the expansion and application of EcoCrop as a multi-functional meta-database on crops, including under-utilised crops, and their agro-ecological adaptability requirements for identifying potentially suitable geographical areas for crop production. See site: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home. 10. Created the FAO Publication Series: Integrated Production Systems (now with 20 issues). 11. The Secretary of the15th and 16th Sessions (years 1999 and 2001) for FAO’s Committee on Agriculture

(COAG), which reports to the FAO Conference (192 Member Governments). As its Secretary the author provided COAG with technical documentation and organized the forum to debate issues such as: biotechnology, sustainable agriculture and rural development, organic agriculture, bio-safety, and climate change. COAG also reviewed the Programme of Work for three of FAO’s Technical Departments.

12. Implemented a Benchmark Farmer Discovery Process for Sustainable Production Intensification in South Western Burkina Faso for establishing "proof of concept" to demonstrate that Conservation Agriculture with crop diversification can provide a basis for the development of integrated crop- livestock-tree systems. This network of development stakeholders, working in joint benchmark field locations, provides a nucleus for research and development innovations and their application for the sustainable development of the moist savanna ecozone as the future "bread basket" of Burkina Faso, and beyond See: Integrated Crop Management Vol. 7. Crop Production and Protection Division, FAO, Rome.

13. Task Manager for FAO’s Agriculture Department’s Consultation with Private Sector Partners held February 2009 in Rome, which was followed-up by the Private Sector Forum for the World Summit on Food Security, Milan, 12-13 November, 2009. For the Milan Forum the author was a Task Force Member of the Core Group. The Group has also responsibility for the Forum follow-up for designing and implementing FAO’s strategies to enhance partnerships with the private sector in accordance with the United Nations’ new Global Compact with the Business Sector. Sees site: http://www.fao.org/wsfs/wsfs-meetings/wsfs-privatesector/en/. 14. Provided conceptual framework and leadership for the creation of the Alliance for Harnessing the Moist Savannas of Africa: scaling-up sustainable agricultural intensification for rural development and food security of Africa. The Alliance, under consolidation in 2009/2010, presently encompasses the research and extension institutions of the host countries, currently in Burkina Faso and Mali, and the following major research institutions: ICRAF, IITA, ILRI, CIRAD and EMBRAPA, as well as main development institutions such as: FAO, IFAD, African Development Bank, AGRA-Gates Foundation, FARA, and CORAF.

15. Task Manager for the United Nations International Year of Potato -2008. Primary Coordinator of the Core Team for the UN International Year of Rice 2004. See site: http://www.potato2008.org/en/index.html.

16. While at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) developed high-yielding tropical soybean varieties with tolerance to seed deterioration and with ability to nodulate and fix atmospheric nitrogen in association with indigenous Rhizobia of the cowpea cross-inoculant group found ubiquitously in African soils. These varieties were released in Nigeria and in several other West African countries. Other elite breeding lines from this progam were used as parents in the development of tropical soybean varieties in Africa, Latin America and Asia. 17. In Brazil, provided technical leadership for the Cowpea Breeding Programme of the Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), 1984-1985; introduced new procedures of decentralized selection and testing to ensure state-level adaptation and to meet local seed preferences. 18. Chaired many high-level technical and policy meetings and conferences for FAO; and is frequently invited to deliver presentations at international conferences, working groups, congresses, and steering committees. Some recent examples include:

a) Plenary wrap-up speaker at the 3rd International Congress on Integrated Production Systems, Brasilia, 9 July, 2015

b) Task Force Leader for FAO/EMBRAPA Consultation on Crop/Livestock Integration for Sustainable Production Intensification, Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, (March 23- 26, 2010)

c) Moderator of the Panel on Private Sector Actions to Reduce Food Insecurity; FAO/Private Sector Forum (Milan, Nov. 15-16, 2009) - Pre-Meeting for the World Summit on Food Security

d) Plenary Keynote address at the World Soybean Research Conference VIII, on: Developing a Global Soybean Blueprint for a Safe and Sustainable Supply, Beijing, China, August 2009

e) Governing Council roundtables: Challenges and opportunities for smallholder farmers in the context of Climate Change and new demands on Agriculture f) Moderator for the Roundtable on Biofuel Expansion: Challenges, Risks, and Opportunities for Rural Poor People, at IFAD’s 31st Session of its Governing Council

(Feb. 14, 2008). The Report of the Roundtable was submitted by IFAD to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development 16th Session (Background Paper DESA/DSD/2008/10)

g) Chair of the International Steering Committee for the Global Facilitation Unit on Underutilized Plant Species (GFU) (www.underutilized-species.org) (2001-2008), hosted by Bioversity International of the CGIAR. Helped guide creation of new programme Crops for The Future (www.cropsforthefuture.org) by uniting the International Center for Under-utilized Crops (ICUC) with the GFU. Members of the steering committee included FAO, IFAD, ICUC and Biodiversity International of the CGIAR, and the Government of Germany (BMZ)

h) Co-Organizer and Co-Chair of the IFAD/FAO/ICRISAT Global Consultation on Pro- Poor Sweet Sorghum Development, and Introduction of Tropical Sugar Beet - IFAD, Rome, Italy, 2008

i) Co-Organizer and Co-Chair of the IFAD/FAO Global Consultation on Pro-Poor Jatropha Development. - IFAD, Rome Italy, 2008

http://www.ifad.org/events/jatropha/agenda.pdf

j) Presented FAO’s Programme of Work on Conservation Agriculture at the Programme Committee Meeting of the Global Forum for Agriculture Research (GFAR) at the AGM Meeting of the CGIAR, Beijing, China, December 2008 k) Media interviews such as: The Economist, Nature, BBC, and Voice of America PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

May 2012 to Present

INDEPENDENT CONSULANT

Consultancies 2016-2017: Support to Centro Internacional de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT) and the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) in program development for Sustainable and Resilient Farming Systems Intensification (SRFSI) for the Eastern Gangetic Plain (EGP) in South Asia. This included organization of a regional workshop of research and development experts to address identification of critical policies that are barriers to adoption of SRFSI innovations. This was complemented by a study on “Farming systems zonation and household typologies methodologies to address scaling adoption of conservation agriculture for sustainable intensification in the EGP for ACIAR. Support to UC Davis on development of a strategic white paper on water-smart agriculture in the context of smallholder agriculture in developing countries. Assumed role on the International Board of The Horticulture Innovation Lab at UC Davis for USAID.

Consultancies 2015: Lead Evaluation Team to appraise the CGIAR program: Cereal System Initiative of South Asia (CSISA) in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (India, Bangladesh and Nepal) for USAID and the BMGF, January-June 2015. Reviewed and advised on action plans for the cooperative research project on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) for Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) of the CGIAR, June 2015. Plenary wrap- up speaker at the 3rd World Congress on Integrated Crop-Livestock-Forest Systems, Brasilia, 9 July 2015. Volunteer advisory to the California Conservation Agriculture Systems Innovation (CASI) Center, UC Davis, 2013 to present. Details include:

Convenor an Project Proposal Leader: Helped organize a technical workshop of about 50 experts to determine parameters for a CIMMYT implemented program on Sustainable and Resilient Farming Systems Intensification in Delhi India, followed by leadership inputs into project formulation for the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). 2016-2017 Team Member: Evaluation of CGIAR Cooperative Research Program on the Humidtropics (Integrated Production Systems). April–September 2015 The review covered work in sub-Saharan Africa, Central America and the Mekong Delta in Asia. See details at: https://agrilinks.org/blog/community-based-research-harness-benefits-integrated-production-systems- challenges-facing

and see blog at:

http://agrilinks.org/blog/community-based-research-harness-benefits-integrated-production-systems- challenges-facing

Project Evaluation (Leader) for appraisal of CGIAR implemented program, Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) for India, Bangladesh and Nepal (1 February to 10 April 2015) on behalf of USAID and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). See: https://agrilinks.org/sites/default/files/resource/files/508_060515_CSISA%20Report_Final2A.pdf And for the associated blog on needs for long-term commitment to research and development for complex innovation see:

https://agrilinks.org/blog/long-term-production-systems-research-enables-development-opportunities Fund-raiser/advisor for the California Conservation Agriculture Systems Innovation (CASI) Center, University of California Davis (pro-bono) from 2014 to present. http://casi.ucanr.edu Plenary wrap-up speaker at the 3rd International Congress on Integrated Production Systems, Brasilia, 9 July 2015.

Reviewed and advised on action plans for the cooperative research project on Root, Tubers and Bananas

(RTB) for Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) of the CGIAR, June 2015. Consultancies 2012-14: Appraising innovations for weed management in cassava-based production systems for The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), May 2012-Nov 2013. Development of an enhanced partnership program for The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), US-AID, Clinton Foundation, International Fund for Agriculture Development, and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT). He has worked as an international agricultural scientist and development programme manager. Provision of website text on sustainable intensification production systems for Cornell University. Details include:

• Leader, Kueneman Consultancy contract with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture to assist in Leader, Kueneman Consultancy, assistance to Clinton Foundation appraising strategies and tactics, including production technologies for “Anchor Seed Farms, and innovations to support smallholder associate growers in Malawi. This support, including two missions, continued for 1 year as a retainer ending June 2014.

• Leader, Kueneman Consultancy contract with the BMGF, appraising innovations for weed management in cassava-based production systems. Organized two expert workshops and prepared major Study. Work resulted in a funded project.

• Leader, Kueneman Consultancy contract with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture to assist in development of an enhanced partnership program for the institute.

• Leader, Kueneman Consultancy, assistance to Clinton Foundation appraising strategies and tactics, including production technologies for “Anchor Seed Farms, and innovations to support smallholder associate growers in Malawi. This support, including two missions, continued for 1 year as a retainer ending June 2014.

• Leader, Kueneman Consultancy, assistance to US-AID in preparing background papers and positions to support a call for proposals related to crop production intensification for developing countries. MAY 2011 to May 2012

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE ACADEMY New initiative for certified training of extension agents and farmers on better crop and soil management practices, based on principals of conservation agriculture under the umbrella of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

MAY 2010 to APRIL 2011

CONSULTANT, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS, INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD) Consultant/Senior Technical Advisor principally involved in technical reviews of grant applications: from CGIAR (Consultative Group of International Agriculture Research Centers) to IFAD and to the European Union. Principal speaker and consultant for technical content for the Global Consultation on Cassava as a Potential Bioenergy Crop, held in October 2011, Accra Ghana. JANUARY 2009 to APRIL 2010 (Retired FAO)

DEPUTY DIVISION DIRECTOR OF THE CROP PRODUCTION AND PROTECTION DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION, FAO OF THE UNITED NATION, ROME, ITALY

As the Deputy Director of the Crop Production and Protection Division1 (AGP) provided jointly with his co-director technical and administrative leadership, managing more than 90 professional officers, including the Crop Experts based at Regional and Sub-Regional Offices. Promoted innovation and supervision for the FAO Global Programme of Work, assisting Member Countries with respect to their technical, strategic planning and policy needs for the Sustainable Crop Production and Protection Programme on thematic areas such as: Production Agronomy (horticulture, field crops, pastures, industrial crops), Conservation Agriculture, Pesticide Management, Integrated Pest Management, capacity building in Plant Breeding and Seed Systems, and, related inter-governmental negotiations. Assisted the FAO Deputy Director-General in FAO’s participation in expanded dialogs with the Private Sector, including in the organization of a symposium jointly organized by FAO and the Mayor of Milan, Italy, on partnerships between the FAO and the Private Sector as part of the World Food Summit.

APRIL 2001 to JANUARY 2009

CHIEF OF FAO’S CROP AND GRASSLAND SERVICE,2 CROP PRODUCTION AND PROTECTION DIVISION, AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, FAO OF THE UNITED NATION, ROME, ITALY

Responsible for the Service’s 21 Professional Officers and for FAO’s global Programme of Work on Crop Production Agronomy, covering thematic areas including: Conservation Agriculture, Plant Nutrition/Fertilizers, Seed Systems, Plant Breeding and associated Plant Biotechnology APRIL 1998 to APRIL 2001

In charge of three Posts:

SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR (STA) TO THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FAO/DIRECTOR OF THE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT3 Provided technical advice and management support to the Assistant Director General of FAO. Coordinated much of the Department’s cross-divisional and cross-departmental activities, including development of strategic planning with associated budget across the Department. Promoted alliances with research and development partners. Represented AG in both high-level internal and external meetings. Provided the Department’s interface with the International Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and with the negotiations for the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources. 1 The Crop Production and Protection Division is FAO’s largest Technical Division, providing knowledge service, capacity building, assistance in strategic planning and policy formulation with respect to: sustainable crop production and protection, control of trans-boundary pests, management of pesticides, conservation and use of plant genetic resources, and provides secretariats for the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources, the Rotterdam Convention on Prior and Informed Consent for international pesticide sales, the International Plant Protection Convention and the International Rice Committee. 2 The Crop and Grassland Service was one of three Services nested in FAO’s Plant Production and Protection Division, Agriculture Department. In January 2009 FAO implemented a flattening of the Managerial Structure of the AG Department: eliminating all Services of the department, which resulted in my promotion to one of the two newly created Deputy Director Posts in the AG Department. 3 The Agriculture Department (AG) is the largest department of FAO. It consisted of six Divisions: 1. Crop Production and Protection;

2. Animal Production and Health;

3. Land and Water Development;

4. Agricultural Support Systems;

5. Joint FAO/International Agency for Atomic Energy on Nuclear Application in Agriculture; and 6. Department Management

SECRETARY OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE ON

AGRICULTURE (COAG) Sessions 15 and 16, 1999 and 2001, respectively Provided principal leadership for the organization of COAG’s 15th and 16th Sessions held in Rome, January 1999 and April 2001, respectively. COAG is FAO’s largest Technical Committee Meeting at which representatives and ambassadors from more than 110 Member States and members of the Civil Society review and decide future directions for the Technical Programmes of three departments of FAO. This leadership role as Secretary broadened and strengthened the author’s ability in working directly with high-level dignitaries in politically charged environments.

TASK MANAGER FOR CHAPTER 14 ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SARD), Agenda 21, United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1992 Worked closely with the International Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD) in the creation of a global survey to assess, monitor and report on the actions taken locally, nationally, regionally and internationally to implement the goals of SARD according to the Rio Summit agreements. Analyzed the survey inputs and developed the report on the progress achieved, employing national, regional and global synthesis. Organized jointly with the CSD multi-stakeholders dialogs on all aspects of SARD, and promoted a shared vision on what needed to be done to meet the Chapter’s goals, and guided the process to establish specific roles for each constituency. See:

http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/agenda21/res_agenda21_14.shtml ftp://ftp.fao.org/SD/SDA/SDAR/sard/History%20of%20SARD%20at%20FAO.pdf ftp://ftp.fao.org/unfao/bodies/coag/coag19/j4236e.doc APRIL 1988 to APRIL 1998

SENIOR OFFICER – FIELD FOOD CROPS GROUP (FFCG), CROP PRODUCTION AND PROTECTION DIVISION, AGRCULTURE DEPARTMENT, FAO OF THE UNITED NATION, ROME, ITALY

Provided leadership in designing the new Programme of Work for the Crop and Grassland Service. Achievements and responsibilities during this decade, highlighted below:

•Innovation: Guided development of an electronic compendium of global crop management technologies. Creator of the Plant Breeding News: an electronic newsletter with more than 1500 subscribers and more than 200 issues to this date. Created FAO’s technical publication, Integrated Crop Management; was the primary leader in its development and launched the articles for the first two issues. Initiated an innovative multi-institutional alliance to focus on high-potential agro-ecozones based on cooperative, holistic development of geographic regions having similar bio-physical and social characteristics: one example of that being, the current Programme on the Sustainable Development of the Moist Savannah Ecozones of Sub-Saharan Africa. Created partnerships for new cooperative programmes in concert with the CGIAR for the application of modern molecular genetics to the development of cassava varieties with improved post-harvest storability and for a programme to explore the genetic variability of plants to extract phosphorous from rock phosphate.

•Leadership and management to FAO's professional team and support staff in the FFCG, which was responsible to provide technical input related to all FAO's Research and Development Programmes dealing with production of: Cereal Crops (e.g. maize, wheat, rice, sorghum, etc.); of Root And Tuber Crops (e.g., cassava, potato, sweet potato, yams, etc.); and of Food And Oilseed Legumes

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